How to configure SAS to use GITFN_xxx() functions?

[Tom]

Anyone know how to configure GIT and/or SAS on Unix and/or Windows so that the new GITFN_CLONE() etc commands can find it?

39    %let src=https://github.com/sasutils/macros.git ;
40    %let target=%sysfunc(pathname(work)) ;
41    data _null_;
42     rc= gitfn_clone("&src","&target");
43     put rc=;
44    run;
NOTE: GIT2.DLL not found in the system location, trying the extension path.
NOTE: GIT2.DLL not found in the extension path, trying the install path.
ERROR: Unable to load libgit2 module.
rc=-1

[yabwon]

Do you have git or github client installed on your system?

Bart

[Tom]

I can use GIT command from command line on my PC.  Not sure where it is installed.

In SAS

x cd "&githome" ;
x "git checkout master";
x "git pull origin master";

 Or command window

PS H:\> git --version
git version 2.18.0.windows.1
PS H:\>     

[yabwon]

Not sure, but maybe this could help:

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/6313203/unable-to-load-dll-git2-dll-the-specified-module-could-n...

Bart

[yabwon]

one more thought, maybe try to create empty sub-directory in the work, like:

options dlcreatedir;
libname git "%sysfunc(pathname(work))/git";

data _null_;
    rc = gitfn_clone (                /*1*/
     "https://github.com/yabwon/SAS_PACKAGES.git",                     /*2*/
     "%sysfunc(pathname(git))");             /*3*/
    put rc=;                          /*4*/
run;

Bart

[yabwon · Accepted solution]

One last thing, do you have M6?

Bart

[Tom]

Switching from SAS 9.4M5 to SAS 9.4M7 seems to have fixed this.  Also for cloning pointing at an empty directory is important.